Company fined $1 million for depositing toxic wastewater into the Peace River
CBC Enforcement officers determined that on April 14, 2021, the company had deposited or permitted the deposit of more than 30 million litres of effluent – wastewater that was toxic […]
Climate change putting Alberta lakes on dangerously thin ice: U of C researcher
Calgary Herald Dramatically-accelerating ice loss over the past 25 years means some areas of the Northern Hemisphere have seen a thaw arriving 45 days earlier per century, states the review […]
Compare and contrast: Dramatic images show the first floods in the Sahara in half a century
The Guardian Two days of rainfall in September exceeded yearly averages in several areas of south-east Morocco and caused a deluge, officials of the country’s meteorology agency said in early […]
Compare and contrast: Loss of lake ice has wide-ranging environmental and societal consequences
Science Daily The world’s freshwater lakes are freezing over for shorter periods of time due to climate change. This shift has major implications for human safety, as well as water […]
Compare and contrast: San Francisco is suing the EPA over how specific water pollution permits should be
The Conversation – United States This case asks the court to decide whether federal regulators can issue permits that are effectively broad orders not to violate water quality standards, or […]
AFN national chief urges all parties to support First Nations clean drinking water legislation
CBC With over 30 long-standing boil water advisories still in place on First Nations across the country, the Assembly of First Nations is hoping all parties support legislation that would […]
The fight for life downstream of Alberta’s tailings ponds – full of arsenic, mercury and lead
The Narwhal In their own words: residents of Fort Chipewyan talk about their experiences – and fears – downstream from the Alberta oilsands’ trillion-litre tailings ponds of toxic byproducts. […]
Compare and contrast: Polluted waste from Florida’s fertilizer industry is in the path of Milton’s fury
The Canadian Press As Hurricane Milton pummeled Florida’s west coast with powerful winds and flooding rain, environmentalists worry it could scatter the polluted leftovers of the state’s phosphate fertilizer mining […]
Canada stresses ‘political’ nature of commitment to providing First Nations clean water
CBC Scott Farlinger, legal counsel with Justice Canada, told court on Tuesday that Canada “readily acknowledges” previous governments have underfunded water services for First Nations. But, in the current government’s […]
Compare and contrast: These 5 ‘post-truth’ claims are fuelling the water wars in Australia
The Conversation – Australia Water policy in Australia is now at a crucial juncture. This year is the 20th anniversary of the National Water Initiative that was meant to lay […]
